Pilate Washing His Hands, 1663, Oil on canvas, 81 1/8 x 72 3/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier

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Pilate Washing His Hands, 1663, Oil on canvas, 81 1/8 x 72 3/4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Mattia Preti (Il Cavalier Calabrese) (Italian, Taverna 1613–1699 Valletta), The painting illustrates the episode in the Gospel of Matthew, in which Pontius Pilate, after having tried to save Christ from death, washed his hands and declared 'I am innocent of the blood of this righteous person

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Size: 4126px × 4611px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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